Math Reflection: Bits and Pieces I
This year in sixth grade we are starting a new type of math called Connected Mathematics two. This way of learning teaches you to work together on projects and even quizzes! Yes, we have had partner quizzes; we take the quiz individually then check over it with a partner. There eight are connected math books in all and three bits and pieces books. We have completed six out of the eight. We have done Prime Time, Bits and Pieces I, Bits and Pieces II, Covering and Surrounding, Shapes and Designs, and How Likely is It. In Bits and Pieces I, we went over many things like fractions and percents. Here is a picture of the book:

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As you can see here this book just on the first page had a fraction right there, this shows you that there is a lot of fractions. There is also a percent sign which shows you that it has percents in it. Here is a fraction table that we learned about in Bits and Pieces I:

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We work on lessons in the book in which we work on these fractions or other things. We also have ace, we work on ace for homework it means A=Applications C= Connections E= Extensions. We do the lessons in class, they go 1.1 1.2 1.3, they keep going until it goes to 2.1, 2.2, 2.3. After every whole lesson there is a new ace section. Here is a picture of ace:
One big thing of these books is the “focus questions” in the beginning of the chapter. These show what will be accomplished in the whole book, these are very important to the book here is a page of some:

Unit Opener: Covering and Surrounding

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I have learned a lot from the connected math series, I hope we continue this in seventh grade. I am glad that I got to enjoy this; I want to keep on learning and learning about fractions and other things. I really liked this series and I thing they do a good job.
Bits and pieces 1, reflection 2, 1-5, page 34

Zach Christian, 11/2/11 6-M-W
1. You can get an equivalent fractions is to multiply the numerator and the denominator by the same number. Like if it was one half you could do one times two and two times two to get two fourths. Or you could have two fourths divide both numerator and denominator by two and get one half.

2. For zero though one half you can compare the numerator and the detonator and see if the numerator is bigger than one half of the denominator. If it is than it is more than a half is it isn’t than it fits in that category. For example four eights is right on the spot but five eights is more than a half. If it is more than I goes in to one half to one so the groups just gets bigger.

3. You can make them equivalent with the same denominator and see if which numerator is bigger. So for example you could have one half and three fourths multiply one and two by two and get two fourths but three fourths is bigger.

You can write a mixed number as a fraction by multiplying the denominator by the large number on the left then add the numerator and keep the same denominator. Like if it’s one and one fifths, five times one is five then plus one equals six then put the six as the numerator and keep five as the denominator.

4. You can write a improper fraction as a mixed number by seeing how many times the denominator can go in the numerator then put how many times it has as the big number on the left side. Then if your number doesn’t add up exactly (which I won’t most of the time) see how many more numbers it needs to then put that as the numerator and keep the same denominator. For example, five fourths, you can go in once and have one left over so you can put that as the numerator and keep the same denominator. It would be one and one fourth.

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